2024 National Info

December 2023 NATIONAL Pageant updates

Meet & Greet/Bling Auction

Our Meet & Greet/ Bling Auction will take place Friday, July 12th, 2024. This party is encouraged but not mandatory and it sold out last year. In an effort to first make tickets available to National Contestants + 1 Guest ... Any National Contestant who receives $100 or more in Peoples Choice votes during the month of December will automatically receive (1) Ticket for the Contestants + (1) Ticket for a Guest. Peoples Choice voting can be done HERE. We are working on completing division pages with all the contestants photos but that should be active on the site no later than December 4th. Any remaining tickets will be available to the public beginning January 1st.

Registering for Nationals

There are still some at-large titles available. The absolute final deadline to register is December 31st. You can check the remaining titles by division HERE.

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Meet the Ingrams

Ciera & Chase

Hi there! I can't really remember a time where pageantry wasn't in some way a part of my life. However, in 2016 after the very sudden death of my mother, I began to look at life through a much different lense. To be honest, it had me questioning whether or not I even wanted to continue with pageantry or turn the page to my next chapter. As the years went on we began putting together a team that pulled life back into the program and gave me a renewed sense of belief on what we were here to accomplish.

What I consider non negotable

Kindness as a Core Value: Our pageant seeks to champion kindness as a core value. We believe that contestants are much more than a pretty face with one of the most important traits being their inner beauty - their kindness, empathy, and their genuine commitment to making the world a better place. If you lack these what I consider to be bare minimum human traits our program is not going to suit you. Please keep that in mind before moving forward. The catty reputation pageantry as a whole sometimes has ... that has no place here.

Can you commit to kindness?

Before moving moving forward with this program know that I don't want to hear gossip about anyone. Ever. Other peoples business is not my business. We are here for one purpose and that purpose is to help develop future CONFIDENT leaders that will leave their mark in the Agriculture industry. Do you feel like your can contribute to that positively? If so, we will get along just fine. If not, I wish you continued success in your future endeavors.

What are the requirements to compete at Nationals?

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW

PLEASE SEE THE LIST BELOW OF THE THINGS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU ARE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED TO COMPETE AT THE MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE NATIONAL PAGEANT.

#1YOUR COMMITMENT TO KINDNESS

IN THE SECTION ABOVE YOU CAN READ WHAT WE EXPECT OF OUR CONTESTANTS, ANYONE TRAVELING WITH THEM TO OUR EVENTS OR ANYONE COMMUNICATING ON THEIR BEHALF. IF YOU CAN COMMIT TO THAT, MOVE ON TO REQUIREMENT #2.

#2 YOU MUST HOLD A STATE OR REGIONAL TITLE

TO COMPETE AT THE MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE PAGEANT YOU MUST HOLD A STATE OR REGIONAL TITLE. AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE TITLES WOULD BE:

ALABAMA MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE

SOUTH ALABAMA MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE

THERE ARE 3 WAYS TO QUALIFY.

OPTION #1 - IF THE STATE YOU RESIDE IN HAS A STATE PAGEANT, YOU WOULD REGISTER TO COMPETE AT YOUR STATE PAGEANT. IF YOU WIN A TITLE AT THAT STATE PAGEANT, YOU WIN YOUR ENTRY FEE PAID TO NATIONALS. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE TO COMPETE THE DATE OF YOUR STATE PAGEANT DUE TO ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS YOU HAVE.

OPTION #2 - IF YOUR STATE DOES NOT HAVE A STATE PAGEANT, YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED TO REGISTER AS A STATE DELEGATE. IF CHOSEN, YOU WOULD PAY YOUR ENTRY FEE AND RECEIVE A QUEEN KIT IN THE MAIL. THIS QUEEN KIT INCLUDES A RHINESTONE CROWN AND MONOGRAMMED STATE OR REGIONAL SASH. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN HOLDING A TITLE THAT WAS WON AT A STATE PAGEANT VS BEING APPOINTED A STATE DELEGATE. OUR NATIONAL JUDGES DO NOT KNOW WHICH CONTESTANTS COMPETED AT A LIVE IN PERSON PAGEANT VS WHAT CONTESTANTS REGISTERED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE NATIONAL OFFICE BECAUSE A STATE PAGEANT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR STATE.

OPTION #3 - OCCASIONALLY WE WILL RUN A PHOTO CONTEST. IF ONE IS ACTIVE, IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER. WINNERS FROM THESE PHOTO CONTESTS WILL WIN THEIR ENTRY FEE PAID TO NATIONALS. DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER ON THE HOPES OF A PHOTO CONTEST. IT IS NOT GUARANTEED THAT WE WILL RUN ONE.

#3 YOU MUST PAY FOR YOUR MANDATORY AD PAGE

EACH CONTESTANT COMPETING AT NATIONALS IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SPONSORSHIP AD. THIS IS EVERY CONTESTANT COMPETING, INCLUDING CONTESTANTS WHO COMPETED IN A STATE PAGEANT.

THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FULL PAGE AD. COST: $500

Teen Miss (13-16)

Miss (17-21)

Ms. (22-35)

Mrs. (22-35)

Elite Ms. (36+)

1/2 PAGE AD INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A 1/2 PAGE AD. COST: $250

Tiny Miss (0-3)

Future Little Miss (4-6)

Little Miss (7-9)

Junior Miss (10-12)

CLICK HERE TO PAY FOR YOUR 1/2 PAGE AD

FULL PAGE AD INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FULL PAGE AD. COST: $500

Teen Miss (13-16)

Miss (17-21)

Ms. (22-35)

Mrs. (22-35)

Elite Ms. (36+)

CLICK HERE TO PAY FOR YOUR FULL PAGE AD

SUBMIT YOUR AD PAGE

All ad pages must be submitted by midnight on April 1st. Anything received after April 1st will not make it in the program book. Ad pages must be print ready. "Print Ready" means it can be dropped as is into our program book file. Please make sure that you are submitting JPG or PNG files. We ask that you DO NOT submit PDF files.

SUBMIT YOUR AD PAGE HERE

SCHOLARSHIP FEE

EVERY CONTESTANT COMPETING AT NATIONALS IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A $100 SCHOLARSHIP DONATION. THIS DONATION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND MADE PAYABLE TO

MISS UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE

THIS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OUR OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 1ST, 2024.

IT SHOULD BE MAILED TO:

CIERA INGRAM

33 S BROAD ST
SUITE 6B
COWARTS, AL 36321

IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THE SUITE #.

THROUGH THIS WE ARE ABLE TO AWARD UP TO $15,000 WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR.

TITLES AWARDED AT NATIONALS

Divisional Titles (Based on your age as of January 1st, 2024)

National Tiny Miss United States Agriculture (0-3)
National Future Little Miss United States Agriculture (4-6)
National Little Miss United States Agriculture (7-9)
National Junior Miss United States Agriculture (10-12)
National Teen Miss United States Agriculture (13-16)
National Miss United States Agriculture (17-21)
National Ms. United States Agriculture (22-35, Unmarried)
National Mrs. United States Agriculture (22-35, Married)
National Elite Ms. United States Agriculture (36 and up)

National People's Choice

One Peoples Choice title is awarded at Nationals.

$1 Donation = 1 Vote

Our Peoples Choice title is instrumental in awarding the prizes we do, including certain scholarships.

The Top 10 in Peoples Choice will be invited to return back in 2025 to compete again at the Miss United States Agriculture Pageant with their entry fee paid.

CAST YOUR VOTE

National Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador

We award one Miss Agriculture title at the National Pageant. The Miss Agriculture title is an award based on Volunteering, AGvocating, EDUCATING and Promoting the Miss United States Agricuture Pageant program. This queen is someone who is actively involved in our program. She volunteers her time, talents, and energy to benefit the less fortunate in her community. This queen is truly a role model for young ladies across the nation and in the Agriculture Industry.

National Cover Miss United States Agriculture

We award one Cover Miss title at the national pageant. The queens' photo and title will be used on the BACK COVER of the National Program Book. This title is awarded to the queen who sells the most ad pages.

National Hostess Miss United States Agriculture

This title is awarded to the first 10 contestants who submit 10 or more FULL page ads in the program book will AUTOMATICALLY receive a Hostess title. The first 10 contestants who do this will receive a National Rhinestone Crown, Rhinestone trimmed sash and will receive their basic entry fee paid permanently to the Miss United States Agriculture National Pageant. Beginning with the 2024 National Pageant, a Hostess is crowned once and that title is essentially a Lifetime title qualifying them for Nationals.

Lets talk required areas of competition

each contestant must compete in the following:

ON STAGE INTRODUCTION

Tiny Miss and Little Miss will walk on stage, but the emcees will read their information from a stage card.

The Introduction portion of the competition is for Little Miss, Junior Miss, Teen Miss, Miss, Ms, Mrs. & Elite Ms. Contestants Only. These age divisions will not "walk the stage". They will simply walk onstage directly to the microphone, complete their introduction and exit the stage. While the judges will take into account your overall appearance this area of competition is truly about COMMUNICATION and does not involve onstage modeling of any kind for age divisions that are speaking.

The purpose of this area of competition is to give you the opportunity to tell our judges anything you would like them to know about YOU but should also have a heavy focus on educating them about Agriculture in your State! It is crucial that our Miss United States Agriculture Queens are well-spoken and feel comfortable speaking in front of a crowd.

FORMAL WEAR

For the formal wear competition Tiny Miss contestants will need a short pageant dress. Future Little Miss & Little Miss contestants have the choice of either short or long pageant dress. Junior Miss, Teen Miss, Miss, Ms. Mrs., & Elite Ms. contestants will need a floor-length gown. During formalwear contestants will not need a stage card, we will simply be introducing them by name and announcing the State they are from.

PHOTOGENIC
Please pay close attention to this. Photogenic is NOW a required area of competition. Each contestant competing must bring an 8x10 photo for each of our judges binders. You will need to bring with you to check in a total of (3) copies of the same photogenic photo to be placed in our judges binders.The back of your photos need to be labeled with your First & Last Name along with the age division you are competing it. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR CONTESTANT NUMBER. We will be sliding these into clear sheet protectors that already have your contestant number.

OPTIONAL AREAS OF COMPETITION

While these areas of competition are optional, they are highly encouraged.

Interview
- Little Miss - Elite Ms.
- The interview is a one-on-one session with the judges! Questions will be age appropriate. The dress will be the same as the on-stage introduction, the Miss United States Agriculture Shirt, and white bottoms. You can wear a belt if you choose, and the shoe color is of your choosing. This will be a 3 - minute interview. Bring a resume with you TO CHECK IN—a total of 4 copies. 1 copy of each will go into our judges binders with one copy kept by Ciera for her files. THE TSHIRT COLOR CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. ONCE THE TSHIRT COLOR HAS BEEN DECIDED FOR 2024 IT WILL BE LISTED HERE.

State Fun Fashion
- During this "fun fashion," the emcee will be reading a brief into about YOUR state that you have provided! (The state you are representing at Nationals). Incorporate into your FUN FASHION!

Emcee Cards

All Emcee Cards must be turned in to the National Office by April 1st, 2024. Please note that once your emcee cards are submitted they will not be edited. Please do not submit these until you have a finalized version that you are committed to remaining unchanged. Requests to updated emcee cards after the first submission will not be updated. Form for this is coming soon!

Tentative National Schedule

This schedule is subject to changed

This is our tentative pageant schedule. It is not set in stone. The finalized pageant schedule is determined by the number of contestants competing and is sent out to contestants the First week in May!

Reminder all deadlines are April 1st, 2024

Thursday July 11th, 2024

Pageant Check-In: 11 am - During this check-in you will pick up your contestant packet and turn in the following:

Scrapbook
Photogenic Photos
Gift for the incoming and outgoing queen in your age division.
State Sponsored Gift Basket to be auctioned off at the Friday party.
Bling animal to be auctioned off at the Friday Party. (Please let us know if you plan on bringing a bling animal ahead of time because this year we would like to order Miss United States Agriculture Sashes that we can give you to add to them.)
Each year contestants bring gifts that represent their state to be placed in the contestants gift bags. You can bring enough for just your age division or you can bring enough for everyone competing. We encourage you to get these items donated by a local organization within your state.

3 pm: Interviews - Times will be assigned by division in the first week of May

Friday, July 12th, 2024

9 AM - On-stage Introduction

1 PM - State Fun Fashion

6 PM - Meet & Greet Dinner/ Bling Auction / Theme has not yet been decided.

Saturday, July 13th, 2024

10:00 am - Formal Wear

Ballroom will close for a short break and to complete final preparation for crowning.

Immediately following crowning all National Contestants will need to remain onsite for their contract signing and photo shoot.

Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador Information

National Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador Title

Traditional scoring is not used in this area of the competition. Each contestant who has a desire to compete in this area of competition will turn in a scrapbook at check in. Each one of these books will be viewed by a panel and a group decision will be made.

The following is what is being taken into consideration when judging these:

The consistency in which you participated in events. Did you use your full reign or did you take a month and do a cluster of things to quickly create a book?
What you are capable of participating in for your age division?
The details of the event. What was the event called? What was the date of it? What did you do there? Be as descriptive as possible.
Did you attend events that were actually ag related? Did you educate the public in some way?
You are using this book to tell a story of your reign, be as descriptive as possible.

It is likely that you will have a lot of information to cover so take that into consideration when choosing a scrapbook because you can only turn in ONE book. So if that book is a 3 ring large binder where each page is put together using clear sheet protectors, that is ok! But remember, we aren't looking for the person who has the largest book put together. We are looking for the person who made the biggest impact.

NATIONAL Disclaimer for Pageant Contestants

Thank you for considering participation in our pageant. We want to ensure a fair and enjoyable experience for all contestants, judges, and spectators. Please take a moment to carefully read and understand the following terms and conditions regarding our event.:

Right to Rescind Titles and Refuse Entry:

The organizing committee reserves the right to rescind any title and/or refuse entry to any event at our discretion. We are committed to upholding the integrity and positive atmosphere of our pageant.

Zero Tolerance for Negative Behavior:

We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards any behavior or actions that are deemed inappropriate or negative. This includes, but is not limited to, bad sportsmanship, disruptive conduct, harassment, bullying, or any behavior that disrupts the harmony of the event.

Contestant's Responsibility:

Contestants are responsible for the behavior and conduct of themselves and anyone associated with them, such as friends, family, or supporters who may be present at the event.

Immediate Action:

In the event of negative behavior or actions, our organizing committee reserves the right to take immediate action, including asking the contestant and any individuals involved to leave the premises. If necessary, this removal may be enforced with the assistance of security personnel.

Disqualification and Refunds:

Any contestant found to be in violation of our behavioral guidelines may face disqualification from the pageant. In such cases, no refunds or compensation will be provided. It is essential for all contestants and their supporters to uphold the highest standards of respect and sportsmanship throughout the event.

We believe that the pageant experience should be a positive and uplifting one for all participants. By entering the pageant, you acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions.

We appreciate your commitment to making our pageant a memorable and respectful event for everyone involved. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these terms, please feel free to contact our organizing committee for clarification.

SUBSCRIBE - THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PAGE

JANUARY 2024 NATIONAL Pageant updates

UPDATE AS OF 1/7/2024

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December 2023 NATIONAL Pageant updates

Meet & Greet/Bling Auction

Registering for Nationals

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The 2024 National Miss United States Agriculture Pageant will take place on July 12th & 13th, 2024 at The Enterprise Civic Center in Enterprise Alabama! It is possible some optionals may take place on July 11th depending on the number of contestants we have competing.

Meet the Ingrams

Ciera & Chase

What I consider non negotable

Can you commit to kindness?

What are the requirements to compete at Nationals?

YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW

#1YOUR COMMITMENT TO KINDNESS

#2 YOU MUST HOLD A STATE OR REGIONAL TITLE

#3 YOU MUST PAY FOR YOUR MANDATORY AD PAGE

1/2 PAGE AD INFORMATION

FULL PAGE AD INFORMATION

SUBMIT YOUR AD PAGE

SCHOLARSHIP FEE

TITLES AWARDED AT NATIONALS

Divisional Titles (Based on your age as of January 1st, 2024)

National People's Choice

National Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador

National Cover Miss United States Agriculture

National Hostess Miss United States Agriculture

Lets talk required areas of competition

each contestant must compete in the following:

ON Stage Introduction & Interview Attire

Formal Wear Attire

Photogentic Examples

OPTIONAL AREAS OF COMPETITION

While these areas of competition are optional, they are highly encouraged.

Emcee Cards

State Fun Fashion Examples

Tentative National Schedule

This schedule is subject to changed

Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador Information

National Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador Title

NATIONAL Disclaimer for Pageant Contestants

BLING BUCKS

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